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D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided March 31, 2026·No. 5D2025-3124·Published

Opinion

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2025-3124

LT Case No. 05-2018-DP-002207

D.M., FATHER OF A.F-M., a child, Appellant, v.

C.B., E.C., and DEPARTMENT of CHILDREN and FAMILIES,

Appellees.

On Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County. Charles Grooms Crawford, Judge.

Evelyn Araud, Palm Bay, for Appellant.

Scarlett G. Davidson, of Culmer & Davidson, P.A., Rockledge, for C.B. and E.C.

Kelley Schaeffer, of Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem.

March 31, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, LAMBERT, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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